Combined awning and shade



Aug; 28, 1923..

G. F SALISBURY COMBINED AWNING AND SHADE Filed Nov.-, 22, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet. l

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Aug. 28, 1923. 1,466.600

- G. F. SALISBURY COMBINED AWNING AND SHADE Filed Nov. 22, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 WI'i'NESSE'Si I ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 28, 1923.

, m [ST ES GEORGE F. snnIsBUnY, or ivrrlvnneronrs, v. iurinansoral l COMBINED AXVNING SHADES I Application filed ir ovember ee, 1921; Serial no. 515,953.

To all whom it may concern; c

Be it known that I, Gnonen F. SAL SBURY, a citizen of the United States, residing at ldinneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combined Awnings and Shades, of which the followin}: is a specification. Y

This invention relates to a combined awning and shade for windows and the like, the general object of the invention being to provide means whereby a curtaiin bun 0 the outside of a window or per h o -ing can be operated entirely from the iusid and can be pulled partly down over the window and at an angle thereto to form an awning, or can be pulled entirely over the window in a position parallel therewith to entirely close the window and thus form a protection from sun, rain and wind.

Another object of the invention is to place the curtain on a roller automatically operated by a spring, a weight or other mechanical means so that it will normally remain in rolled up condition.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the, combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and specifically pointed claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or correspondingparts throughout the several views, and in which out in the appended Figure l is front view showing the invention applied to a window.

Figure 2 is a sectional View.

Figure 3 is a detail view of the bracket.

member.

Iii these views 1 indicates a window and 2 indicates a spring roller, such as is used for window shades, which is supported in brackets 3 at the top of the window. Black ets etare secured to the outside of the window frame intermediate the ends thereof and a Ueshaped member 5 has its extremities pivotally supported by said brackets. The bight of this member extends across the top of the window when said member is in raised position and the end of the shade or curtain 6, which is wound upon the roller, is secured to this bight. I A substantially V-shaped the awning,

member'lhas'its'ends supported by the bracketed and the spear of this member is provided witha recess 8, A cable orcord 9 has one end secured to the recessed part 8 of member 7 and another part connected with the bight'of member 5 and then the 7 ,cablepasses downwardly through recess 8 and around a pulley 10 at the bottom of the window and through an opening in the frame of thescreenll of, the window to the inside of same. When the cable is slack the spring roller will wind up the shade thereon and the member 5 will be in raised position. Member 7 will extend at right angles in front of the window so that the cable will be thrown away from the window. Thus when the'cable is pulled upon, the member 7 acts as a fulcrum for moving the member 5 upon its pivots and thus drawing the shade outwardly and downwardly at an angle to make the shade act as an awning. By fastening the loose end of the cable in any desired manner the shade can be held in adjusted position. By pulling the shade all the way down the member 5 will be moved against the lower half of the window so that the shade will entirely cover the window. It will thus be seen that the device can be used as an awning to partly shade the window or as a shade'to entirely cover the window. 7

lVhile the drawing shows a spring roller of an automatically operated roller can be used For instance, the roller can be operat'ed by a weight or the like, 7

Attention is called to the fact that the awning" is operated entirely from the inside of the window so that it is not necessary to lean out of therwindow to raise and lower it is thought from the foregoing'descrip, tion that the advantages and novel features of my invention will bereadily apparent.

I desireit to beunderstoodthat I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arran ement of the several parts provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is: i

A' combined awnin and shade of the character described comprising an automatically operatedroller, a curtain thereon,stationary brackets, a U-shaped member having i s ends i pivotally securedto the brackets and the it will of course be understood that any kind bight thereof secured to the free end of the curtain, a substantially V-shaped member having its ends pivotally secured to the brackets, a cable having one end secured to 5 a recess formed intheapex of the V-shaped member, thence secured to the big'ht ofthe U-shaped member then trained back through.

the recess and being adapted to draw the U- shaped member downwardly t0 :1 horizontal position to make the Curtain actas an awn 10 ing or further downward to make the curtain act asashade.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GEORGE F. SALISBURY. 

